Springfield police commandeer BMX bicycle to catch teen with revolver

Nicorie Adams, 17, allegedly ran from police but was caught when a detective jumped on a BMX bicycle and chased him down.

SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield teen was arrested Thursday afternoon following an incident that involved an officer commandeering a BMX bicycle to chase him down for illegally possessing a handgun.

According to Sgt. John Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William Fitchet, detectives James Mazza and Sean Condon were patrolling the Mason Square area of the city around 3 p.m. Thursday when they received information about a teenager on a porch with a gun.

As they approached 59 Maynard St., Nicorie Adams, 17, was allegedly rolling a joint. Delaney said when the teen saw officers, he threw a gun and the marijuana onto the porch and began running.

Mazza grabbed the gun and the weed while Condon began running after Adams.

Delaney said Condon, who is 48 years old, borrowed a BMX bicycle from a child in the neighborhood and used it to chase after and catch Adams down the street.

Adams was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, illegal possession of ammunition, resisting arrest and he was given a citation for possession of marijuana.

Police recovered a small amount of marijuana and a .22-caliber revolver with four rounds of ammunition.

Adams was taken into custody and held awaiting arraignment in Springfield District Court.